Eventually‚ St. Nicholas came to the New World‚ or the United States. This had a great deal to do with the Dutch settlers who came to this country in the 17th century. When the Dutch came to the New World‚ their lead ship had a figure head‚ or statue‚ on its bow of St. Nicholas‚ or as the Dutch called him‚ Sinter Klaas‚ the patron saint of sailors. This was to guarantee the ship safe passage. When the Dutch arrived in the New World‚ they gave thanks to the Patron Saint of Sailors for their safe
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but African women are increasingly redefining it to suit their own purposes. This‚ in turn‚ is influencing the rest of the world. Today‚ on International Women’s Day 2013‚ one is likely to hear a raft of statistics that both celebrate and lament the status of women. While some indicators of gender equality have improved‚ others continue to shock and disappoint. And drawing firm conclusions using these different‚ discrete areas can often prove a troublesome task. How‚ for example‚ should news that
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corn was originally cultivated by Indians in the highlands of Mexico thousands of years ago. The Indians discovered that corn was good to eat and very nutritious. As Indian groups migrated north they brought corn with them. American Indians were growing corn in many parts of North America long before the first arrival of European explorers and traders. Christopher Columbus and the explorers that followed him took corn back to Europe and introduced it to the world.
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Avik #29 Hernando Cortez Hernando Cortez is an explorer who had made some very good progress in exploring. First of all he is a very good man with the right ideas who was trying to conquer the “new world” (America) in the name of spain. He joined many ships and became very important to Hispaniola. Hernando Cortez was born in 1485 in Spain and helped advance spain’s position in the 1500. Then he died in 1547. It all started very early on when he started
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for the Africans‚ the Europeans took advantage of African slaves due to the convenience of needing more labor workers and as additional export markets for the European manufacturers. The Atlantic slave trade (1500-1866) was an enterprise that was entirely in the hands of the Europeans. It all started with sugar. At first the Europeans did not know much about sugar‚ so they had to rely on other things such as fruits and honey to make their bland diets a little better. Once the Europeans found out
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between American Indians and European colonists were often characterized as much by collaboration and cooperation as by competition. However by the mid to late seventeenth century‚ brutal wars between Indians and colonists broke out in nearly every colonial region‚ from New England down to New Spain. While nearly all colonial regions endured worsening relations between the Indians and Europeans‚ the disputes occurred due to different reasons depending on the colonial region. In New Spain for instance
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New Zealand’s Involvement in the Second World War After seeing action in World War I‚ New Zealand would once again rush to the aid of Britain‚ their Mother Country‚ at the outbreak of World War II in Europe. Britain’s strategy of appeasement failed to stop Nazi Germany’s military ambitions‚ and when the Germans invaded Poland in September 1939‚ the British did not hesitate to declare war against Germany. As a British dominion‚ New Zealand stood behind the Mother Country and contributed to its war
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According to “Indian Givers: How the Indians of the Americas Transformed the World” by Jack Weatherford‚ it is no doubt that Europeans were influenced by Indians’ ideas. Especially‚ they knew much more about the concept of liberty. First of all‚ ideas about liberty of Native Americans are the premises of European Enlightenment. Early Europeans defined liberty as freedom of whole communities. They considered freedom as an intangible thing people can get after being released from the domination of
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morals and values‚ consequently affecting their mindset. The African tribes had the ability to live side by side because of how their society was set up. There could have also been a uniting value with the African tribes. This could be assumed because it’s shown within the documentary how similar their languages were‚ meaning that they all most likely had a common denominator. They were understanding of each other‚ whereas the Europeans didn’t tolerate others‚ explaining why they couldn’t “live harmoniously”
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century‚ the Europeans conquered and colonized much of the New World. Conquistadors conquered much of modern day North America. During this‚ the Europeans affected the Native American’s lives in many ways. Over time‚ a new culture was formed as a result of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies‚ which affected the entire World. The European colonization of the Americas shaped global economics and societies in several ways. The European colonization helped shape economies around the world. In the Americas
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